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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does Maria realize she has not been bleeding?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty five.
(c) Fifty one.
(d) Ninety.

2. Whom is the New York Times profile about that Helene brings with her to see Maria?
(a) BZ.
(b) Carter.
(c) Maria.
(d) Helene.

3. When BZ comes over, what does Maria ask him about Carter that he doesn't want to answer because he wants him to finish his picture?
(a) How much money he has spent on his mistress.
(b) If the woman he is sleeping with is the star of the picture.
(c) Where he flew with his mistress to.
(d) Who the woman he is sleeping with is.

4. What accessory does Helene bring to the hospital for Maria that belongs to her?
(a) A diamond ring.
(b) A leather belt.
(c) Gold hoops.
(d) A chiffon scarf.

5. What time is it essential for Maria to embark on her new pastime?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

6. In the hospital, what does Maria try NOT to think about?
(a) Dead things and plumbing.
(b) Movies and red roses.
(c) Winter mornings and ice tea.
(d) The ocean and newspapers.

7. How does Maria respond to Carter's statement about always dining out?
(a) She says that he doesn't always dine out.
(b) She says that he always invites her.
(c) She says that he always dines out.
(d) She says that he never invites her.

8. According to Helene, who are the people BZ's mother Carlotta "can't bear"?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Germans.
(c) Irish.
(d) Mexicans.

9. What does she buy at Saks that she can't fit into her Corvette?
(a) A bassinette.
(b) A rocking chair.
(c) A stroller.
(d) A changing table.

10. What phrase does Helene's friends who are about ten years older than Helene say to one another?
(a) God almighty.
(b) Heavens to Betsy.
(c) Heaven pajamas.
(d) Lord, have mercy.

11. In the elevator of Freddy Chaikin's office, who tells Maria, "The word on Carter's dailies is sensational"?
(a) BZ.
(b) Freddy.
(c) An agent.
(d) An actor.

12. Maria states that she may have been holding all the aces but ___________?
(a) Who was it for?
(b) What was the game?
(c) What if she lost?
(d) Where would she go?

13. When Maria visits Kate at the hospital and warns the nurse about Kate's nightmares, what does Maria realize about getting an abortion?
(a) That she expected she would get pregnant again.
(b) That she expected she wouldn't go through with it.
(c) That she expected to die.
(d) That she expected it wouldn't be her last.

14. After learning of her mother's death, what did Maria do for a month?
(a) Not work.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Drink.
(d) Cry.

15. What is the subject of Maria and the man's conversation as they drive to get her abortion?
(a) Politics.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Cars.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. After he returns from his film shoot, how does Carter respond to Maria's question if he's going to stay at the house in Beverly Hills?

2. After Carter stops living in the house in Beverly Hills, where does Maria begin to sleep?

3. According to Helene, what is often true of selfish women?

4. What was the domestic and foreign gross of the second picture Carter made with Maria?

5. What happens at the end of the first picture Carter made with Maria?

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